Maloney v. Cline

The Marion County Rules of Practice and Procedure, insofar as here concerned, and more particularly Rule 18 governing appeals from The Marion County Small Claims Courts, did not become effective until March 1, 1996. Until that time, such appeals were taken to the Marion Municipal Courts and were governed by the rules attributable to those courts. Rule 19(A) of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Civil Divisions of the Municipal Court of Marion County provided that cases coming from the Small Claims Courts “shall be considered at issue when received without the filing of an answer, and…